Dalbergia granadillo, the granadillo (a name it shares with a number of other plants) or zangalicua, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to central and southern Mexico, and El Salvador. A slow-growing tree reaching 20 m (66 ft), it is listed as Critically Endangered due to illegal logging of mature individuals.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dalbergia granadillo being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dalbergia retusa
- Dalbergia lanceolaria
- Platymiscium pinnatum
- Pterocarpus macrocarpus
- Pterocarpus acapulcensis
- Piscidia carthagenensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Dalbergia
- Species
- Dalbergia granadillo
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